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Tag Archives: childhood obesity
Physicians with normal BMI more likely to diagnose, discuss obesity
Color me “stunned” by this report: The Baltimore Sun “Picture of Health” blog reports a study in the journal Obesity suggesting that “physicians with a normal body mass index were more likely than overweight doctors to engage their obese patients … Continue reading
Eating frequently may lead to less weight gain in girls
Reuters reports that according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, girls who ate meals and snacks frequently gained less weight than girls who ate only a few times every day.
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged childhood obesity, healthy eating, Nutritional Health, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Study: Soda tax reduces obesity-related illness
The National Journal reports, “A tax on sugary soft drinks could discourage consumption just enough to save 26,000 people from dying of strokes, heart attacks, or other obesity-related ills over the next decade,” according to a study in Health Affairs.
Posted in Children's Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity, soda
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Study links heart-health risk factors to childhood obesity
The St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch reported that a study in the medical journal Obesity fond that “heart-health risk factors such as dangerous cholesterol levels and artery inflammation can start as early as age 3” for overweight children.
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, high cholesterol, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Study: Few physicians inform parents of child’s obesity
The AP reports that doctors who care for children “are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds,” but a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine “found less than a quarter of parents … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Obese children not necessarily doomed to diabetes, heart disease – if they lose weight!
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “Fat kids often turn into fat adults with a host of related health problems: diabetes, high blood pressure, clogged arteries.” However, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine “finds that … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing diabetes, preventing heart disease
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Lack of sleep linked to obesity in teens
In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I explain to parents how there are three keys to prevent or treat overweight or obesity in children and teens: (1) better nutrition, (2) physical exercise, and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, lack of sleep, Obesity, pediatric obesity, poor sleep, preventing obesity, sleep, sleep and health
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Many young adults may have undetected atherosclerosis
In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I stunned many readers when I wrote, “In obese children, their vascular age generally is three decades older than their chronological age.” Because of this, childhood obesity lowers … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, childhood obesity, hardening of the arteries, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing cardiovascular disease, vascular age
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Losing weight in middle age lowers heart disease risk
The New York Times “Well” blog reports that according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “overweight adolescents who slim down in middle age may lower their risk” of heart disease.
Posted in Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity
Tagged childhood obesity, Nutritional Health, Obesity, overweight, weight, weight loss
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No sodas in schools equals less soda in teens
Surveys conducted in 2004 and 2006 showed that student consumption of sugary drinks was significantly reduced after implementation of policies in the Boston public schools against sale of the drinks. Another national survey did not show a concomitant decline in consumption … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, soda, sugar, sugary drinks, vending machines
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Food prepared away from home harmful to children
The Time “Healthland” blog reported, “In the first study to examine the relationship between where food is prepared and increased calorie consumption, researchers report that eating commercially made food can lead children to take in more calories than if they … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, food regulation, healthy food, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity, processed food
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Why does TV viewing lead to obesity in children? Turns out there are several reasons
Obesity experts have been saying for over a decade that children who sit in front of the TV screen day in and day out tend to be heavier. However, experts are finding it’s not only the couch potato effect, but … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity, TV, TV and children, TV and health, TV and teens
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Pediatrics group urges lawmakers to ban childhood obesity “media diet”
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in America – with 17 percent of children aged 2 to 19 obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics “has a new … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity, TV and children, TV and health
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Experts concerned about growing number of youth with type 2 diabetes
In a past blog I told you that “Type 2 diabetes (is) appearing more often in kids.” Now that story is worsening.
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, diabetes prevention, diabetes risk, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing diabetes, type 2 diabetes
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IOM report outlines steps to prevent early childhood obesity
It’s no secret America has a weight problem, but in a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) revealed one in five children between the ages of two and five is obese or overweight. The rate has doubled since just … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Life expectancy has fallen in hundreds of US counties
In my 2005 book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I published this the then shocking statement, “If we don’t get a handle on (childhood obesity), this generation of kids coming up will have a … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, life expectancy, Obesity, overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing obesity
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US replaces food pyramid with nutrition plate
The US Department of Agriculture recently unveiled the long awaited replacement for the food pyramid, the triangle of nutrition introduced back in 1992. And I, for one, think it’s a great change!
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged child nutrition, childhood obesity, food plate, food pyramid, my plate, nutrition, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Report recommends most children avoid sports drinks
In a new report, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), representing most of the nation’s pediatricians, is advising children and teens NOT to down sports drinks like Gatorade and Powerade unless they’re actually playing sports and to forgo energy drinks … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, fat-free milk, Gatorade, pediatric obesity, Powerade, preventing obesity, sports drinks
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Burning the midnight oil may lead to weight gain
‘Night owls’ take in an average of 248 more calories per day, a recent study found. As such, folks who consistently stay up late may be putting themselves at higher odds for weight gain and obesity.
Posted in Nutritional Health, Obesity
Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, lack of sleep, Obesity, overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing obesity, sleep, sleep and health
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Prolonged bottle feeding boosts kids’ obesity risk: study
Nearly one-quarter of 2-year-old babies who are still drinking from a bottle at 2 years of age may be prone to obesity by the time they turn 5, a new study suggests.
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged benefits of breastfeeding, bottle feeding, breast feeding, breast-fed, breastfeeding, childhood obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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How (and why) to increase the number of family meals at home
Family meals have long been an American tradition. During the past several decades, however, the American family has undergone radical changes—and family meals have changed at the same time. And as family meals have decreased, so has the physical, emotional, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Marriage and Family Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, family meal, family meals, overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing obesity
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Overweight teens face dramatically increased heart risks later in life
In past blogs, I’ve told you that the obesity epidemic among teens not only results in “Obese children showing signs of heart disease,” but that “Obese Children are Twice as Likely to Die Young.” New research is showing that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, pediatric obesity, premature death, preventing heart disease, preventing obesity
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Finally, some schools sending parents BMI figures
On its website, WFLD-TV Chicago reports students “at some schools across the country will be adding another test to their agendas: One that measures their body mass index” (BMI) as “school officials are taking a stand against childhood obesity.” “Finally!” … Continue reading
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Tagged BMI, childhood obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Many overweight mothers, children underestimate their actual weight
If parents falsely think that their children are normal weight, when in fact they are overweight or obese, then they are unlikely to do anything to correct the situation. Now there are some data that show parents how bad the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing obesity, SuperSized Kids
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Type 2 diabetes appearing more often in kids
In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I warn that the childhood obesity epidemic was leading to dramatic increases in the number of kids with diabetes and cardiovascular disease and could shorten their … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing diabetes, type 2 diabetes
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Obesity has cut three to four years from US life expectancy
In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I predicted that if the current obesity epidemic was not dealt with, that our children could become the first in American history to have a shorter life … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity
Tagged childhood obesity, life expectancy, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity, tobacco abuse
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Giving baby solid foods too early linked to obesity
Here’s another reason to consider breast feeding you baby … babies who are formula-fed and introduced to solid foods before they are 4 months old are more likely to be obese when they are three years old, researchers report. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits of breastfeeding, breast feeding, childhood obesity, formula, formula feeding, infant formula, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Kids’ rising obesity rates due to bad habits, not genes: study
Poor eating and activity habits, NOT genetics, are the underlying causes for most cases of adolescent obesity, new research suggests. In other words, couch potatoes and sofa slugs are raised that way … NOT born that way.
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity
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Younger children with regular sleep schedules less likely to be obese, research suggests
If you hate enforcing bedtime with your kids, here’s another good reason why you should. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests that younger children who get more regular sleep are less likely to be obese.
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Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, lack of sleep, Obesity, overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing obesity, sleep and children, sleep and health, SuperSized Kids
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Insufficient, irregular sleep associated with childhood obesity
In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I made the then startling claim that childhood obesity was associated with a lack of sleep. And, in a clinical study, we showed that families who make … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, childhood overweight, lack of sleep, Obesity, overweight, pediatric obesity, pediatric overweight, preventing obesity, sleep, sleep and children, sleep and health
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